List of Maltese football champions explained

List of Maltese football champions
Confed:UEFA
Founded:1909
Teams:14
Champions:Ħamrun Spartans (10th title)
Season:2023–24 season
Most Champs:Sliema Wanderers
Floriana
(26 titles each)
Current:2023–24 Maltese Premier League

The Maltese football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Malta, the Premier League. The league is contested on a round-robin system and the championship is awarded to the highest ranked team at the end of the season. Originally known as the First Division, it started with a disparate number of participating teams. Nowadays, it is contested by 14 teams.[1] With a hiatus during the Second World War, the competition has been ever-present since its inception.

Sliema Wanderers and Floriana are the most successful clubs with 26 titles each,[2] while Ħamrun Spartans are the current champions.[3]

Champions

Key
Club Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one)
Champions also won the FA Trophy that season, completing a domestic double

First Division (1909–80)

SeasonWinner[4] [5] Runner-upThird place[6] Top scorer(s)[7] Goals
1909–10FlorianaSliema WanderersSt. Joseph's United (Floriana)4
1910–11League championship was not held
1911–12Ħamrun SpartansSt. George's
1912–13Ħamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers
1913–14Ħamrun SpartansSt. George'sValletta United
1914–15Valletta UnitedĦamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers
1915–16League championship was not held
1916–17St. George'sSliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans
1917–18St. George'sSliema Wanderers
1918–19King's Own Malta RegimentĦamrun UnitedRoyal Army Service Corps
1919–20Sliema WanderersĦamrun SpartansValletta United
1920–21Marsa UnitedĦamrun Spartans
1921–22Sliema WanderersMalta Police
1922–23FlorianaSliema Rangers
1923–24Vittoriosa RoversValletta United
1924–25Sliema WanderersValletta United
1925–26FlorianaValletta United
1926–27Sliema WanderersSt. George's
1927–28Valletta UnitedSt. George's
1928–29Sliema WanderersValletta United (Floriana)4
1929–30St. George'sValletta United
1930–31Sliema WanderersValletta United (Floriana)4
1931–32Sliema WanderersSliema Hotspurs
1932–33HiberniansSliema Rangers
1933–34Hibernians (Sliema Wanderers)2
1934–35Sliema WanderersHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)11
1935–36FlorianaHibernians (Floriana)3
1936–37HiberniansSliema Wanderers (Floriana)4
1937–38FlorianaValletta (Sliema Wanderers)
(Floriana)		5
1938–39MelitaSt. George's (Sliema Wanderers)8
1939–40St. George'sMelita (Sliema Wanderers)18
1940–41 to 1943–44League suspended owing to the Second World War
1944–45Sliema AthleticsFloriana (Sliema Athletics)6
1945–46Sliema WanderersFloriana
1946–47VallettaFloriana (Melita)
(Floriana)		11
1947–48Ħamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers (Ħamrun Spartans)16
1948–49Ħamrun SpartansValletta (Valletta)
(Sliema Wanderers)		11
1949–50Ħamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers (Valletta)16
1950–51HiberniansValletta (Valletta)14
1951–52Ħamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers (Floriana)17
1952–53BirkirkaraValletta (Valletta)9
1953–54FlorianaĦamrun Spartans (Sliema Wanderers)12
1954–55Sliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans (Floriana)
(Floriana)		13
1955–56FlorianaĦamrun Spartans (Sliema Wanderers)15
1956–57VallettaFloriana (Sliema Wanderers)14
1957–58Sliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans (Floriana)14
1958–59Sliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans (Ħamrun Spartans)11
1959–60HiberniansFloriana (Valletta)
(Valletta)		12
1960–61HiberniansVallettaSliema Wanderers (Floriana)12
1961–62VallettaSliema Wanderers (Floriana)17
1962–63HiberniansSliema Wanderers (Valletta)20
1963–64VallettaHibernians (Valletta)11
1964–65VallettaHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)12
1965–66FlorianaHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)
(Sliema Wanderers)		6
1966–67Sliema WanderersFloriana (Hibernians)8
1967–68Sliema WanderersHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)10
1968–69VallettaFloriana (Hibernians)9
1969–70Sliema WanderersHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)
(Sliema Wanderers)		7
1970–71MarsaGżira United (Floriana)5
1971–72FlorianaValletta (Valletta)9
1972–73Sliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans (Ħamrun Spartans)10
1973–74HiberniansFloriana (Sliema Wanderers)9
1974–75Sliema WanderersSt. George's (Floriana)17
1975–76FlorianaHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)9
1976–77Sliema WanderersValletta (Floriana)16
1977–78HiberniansSliema Wanderers (Valletta)16
1978–79VallettaSliema Wanderers (Marsa)11
1979–80HiberniansFloriana (Sliema Wanderers)
(Valletta)
(Valletta)		15

Premier League (1980–present)

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird placeTop scorer(s)Goals
1980–81Sliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans (Hibernians)13
1981–82Sliema WanderersŻurrieq (Hibernians)12
1982–83VallettaRabat Ajax (Ħamrun Spartans)7
1983–84Rabat AjaxĦamrun Spartans (Ħamrun Spartans)
(Żurrieq)		7
1984–85Rabat AjaxĦamrun SpartansSliema Wanderers (Valletta)9
1985–86HiberniansĦamrun Spartans (Żurrieq)8
1986–87VallettaŻurrieq (Rabat Ajax)10
1987–88Sliema WanderersŻurrieq (Ħamrun Spartans)7
1988–89VallettaĦamrun Spartans (Valletta)11
1989–90Sliema WanderersHibernians (Valletta)17
1990–91VallettaFloriana (Valletta)12
1991–92FlorianaSliema Wanderers (Ħamrun Spartans)22
1992–93Ħamrun SpartansValletta (Hibernians)22
1993–94FlorianaValletta (Hibernians)
(Valletta)		17
1994–95Sliema WanderersValletta (Sliema Wanderers)18
1995–96VallettaFloriana (Sliema Wanderers)18
1996–97BirkirkaraFloriana (Valletta)32
1997–98BirkirkaraSliema Wanderers (Birkirkara/Floriana)19
1998–99BirkirkaraSliema Wanderers (Valletta)20
1999–2000BirkirkaraVallettaFloriana (Sliema Wanderers)21
2000–01Sliema WanderersBirkirkara (Sliema Wanderers)30
2001–02Sliema WanderersBirkirkara (Sliema Wanderers)32
2002–03BirkirkaraValletta (Hibernians
(Sliema Wanderers)
(Birkirkara)		18
2003–04BirkirkaraHibernians (Sliema Wanderers)19
2004–05BirkirkaraHibernians (Hibernians)21
2005–06Sliema WanderersMarsaxlokk (Birkirkara)19
2006–07MarsaxlokkSliema WanderersBirkirkara (Marsaxlokk)31
2007–08MarsaxlokkBirkirkara (Valletta)19
2008–09VallettaBirkirkara (Hibernians)26
2009–10VallettaSliema Wanderers (Qormi)24
2010–11FlorianaBirkirkara (Marsaxlokk)17
2011–12HiberniansBirkirkara (Marsaxlokk/Mosta)34
2012–13HiberniansValletta (Melita/Rabat Ajax)22
2013–14BirkirkaraHibernians (Birkirkara)
(Hibernians)		21
2014–15VallettaBirkirkara (Hibernians)
(Hibernians)		25
2015–16HiberniansBirkirkara (Floriana)20
2016–17BalzanBirkirkara Bojan Kaljević (Balzan)23
2017–18BalzanGżira United (Gżira United)21
2018–19HiberniansGżira United Taylon Correa (Hibernians)19
2019–20VallettaHibernians Kristian Keqi (Floriana)14
2020–21HiberniansGżira United Kevin Rosero (St. Lucia)17
2021–22FlorianaĦamrun Spartans Maxuell Maia (Gżira United)17
2022–23BirkirkaraGżira United Jefferson Assis (Gżira United)20

Total titles won

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Sliema Wanderers2629
Floriana2613
Valletta2518
Hibernians1314
Ħamrun Spartans1011
Birkirkara48
Rabat Ajax21
St. George's14
Marsaxlokk11
The King's Own Malta Regiment10

Notes and References

  1. News: August 18 start for 2017/18 BOV Premier League . Malta Football Association . 1 June 2017 . 8 September 2018 .
  2. News: Malta Football Association Council – Statement . Malta Football Association . 25 May 2020 . 25 May 2020 .
  3. News: Hibs beat Birkirkara and seal 13th title crown . Times of Malta . 1 May 2022 . 1 May 2022 . Gianluca . Lia.
  4. Web site: Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up . 2 May 2018 . . 8 September 2018 .
  5. Web site: League Champions . MaltaFootball.com . 8 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160708225931/http://www.maltafootball.com/archive/league-champions/ . 8 July 2016 . dead.
  6. Web site: Malta - List of Final Tables . 1 January 2006 . . 8 September 2018 .
  7. Web site: Malta - List of Topscorers . 7 June 2018 . . 8 September 2018 .

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